Feasibility and outcomes of a classical Pilates program on lower extremity strength, posture, balance, gait, and quality of life in someone with impairments due to a stroke

Journal of Bodywork and Movement Therapies

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 332-360

  Shea, Sarah ^a,b   Moriello, Gabriele ^b  

^a The Pilates Principle   (United States)

^b Russell Sage College   (United States)

Author keywords

Alternative therapies; Cerebrovascular accident (CVA); Exercise rehabilitation; Feasibility of Pilates; Pilates

Indexed keywords

BOTULINUM TOXIN A;

ACUTE KIDNEY FAILURE; AGED; ARTICLE; BERG BALANCE SCALE; BODY EQUILIBRIUM; BODY POSTURE; BRAIN ISCHEMIA; CASE REPORT; ELECTROSTIMULATION; ENDURANCE TRAINING; FEASIBILITY STUDY; GAIT; HEALTH PROGRAM; HOME PHYSIOTHERAPY; HUMAN; LEG; MALE; MUSCLE STRENGTH; NAMED INVENTORIES, QUESTIONNAIRES AND RATING SCALES; NEPHROLITHIASIS; OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY; PILATES; QUALITY OF LIFE; SEPSIS; STROKE IMPACT SCALE; SUBLUXATION; VELOCITY; DISABILITY; EMOTION; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; KINESIOTHERAPY; MEMORY; PROCEDURES; STROKE;

AGED; COMMUNICATION; DISABILITY EVALUATION; EMOTIONS; EXERCISE MOVEMENT TECHNIQUES; GAIT; HUMANS; LOWER EXTREMITY; MALE; MEMORY; MUSCLE STRENGTH; POSTURAL BALANCE; POSTURE; QUALITY OF LIFE; STROKE;

EID: 84904513397     PISSN: 13608592     EISSN: 15329283     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jbmt.2013.11.017     Document Type: Article

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